Bottler&#39;s protective device.



PATENTED APR. 2.1, 1903.

E. J. SHEEHA N. BOTTLERS PROTECTIVE DEVICE.

APPLICATION nun JULY 24, 1902.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 725,881, dated April21, 1903. Application filed July 24, 1902. Serial No. 116,882. (Nomodel- T0 alt whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDMUND J. SHEEHAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottlers ProtectiveDevices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to means whereby a bottler or manufacturer maysend out liquids in suitable receptacles and will be assured that thereceptacles will not be refilled by unauthorized persons or fraudulentlyused for vending similar liquids.

It is well known that various seals, labels, and like protective meansare readily imitated and also that so-called non-refillable bottles havenot proven a commercial success. Therefore this invention is designed toaccomplish the desired results in a new and novel manner.

It consists in providing the bottle or bottles with a suitable base orframe made with integral attachments to said bottles, said attachmentsbeing of a fragile nature, so that the bottles may be readily brokenfrom the base. Consumers purchasing goods put up in these bottles mayinsist upon seeing the bottle broken from the base and will be assuredthat it has not previously been sold and refilled. The manufacturer mayplace his name upon the several bottles or directly upon the base.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of severalbottles attached to a suitable base. Fig. 2 shows how a number ofbottles may be arranged upon a circular base. Fig. 3 is a sectional viewshowing a bottle with a concave bottom and the attachment'with a reducedsection somewhat above the lower edge of the bottom of the bottle. Fig.4 is a view of a bottle having a convex bottom and the base attachment.

A represents a base of any convenient size or shape, to which isattached one or more bottles or similar receptacles B by means of stemsor attachments C, which are preferably of a fragile nature in order tobe readily broken when desired, as when one of the bottles with itscontents is sold. Although this attachment may be made in any convenientmanner, I prefer to make the bottom of the bottle concave and form areduced section 0 in the attachment at about the point of connectionwith the bottle. By this method any slight projection left when theattachment is broken will not interfere with the bottles having asubstantial support or base. If the manufacturer or proprietor of thegoods sold in such bottles desires, he may place his 1abels thereon, andin any event the scar on the bottle caused by breaking the attachmentwill be a warning to subsequent purchasers. However, if heso desires thebottles may be left plain or blank and his name or the name of the goodsshown on the base, as at a, Fig. 1.

It is evident that various means will readily suggest themselves formaking a similar attachment to a base or frame, whereby the detachedvessel will be scarred or marked, and I do not wish to limit myself tothe exact formhere shown; but

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- 1 1. Incombination, a base member, a bottle provided with a fragile stemintegral therewith and with said base member.

2. In combination, a base member, a bottle or bottles provided withconcave bottoms, stems integral with said bottoms and said base, havinga reduced section therein.

EDMUND J. SHEEHAN.

Witnesses:

Rosoon A. JOHNSON, S. P. MCKELVEY.

